[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14771-14773]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:
       EC-1912. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Karnal Bunt; Regulated Areas'' 
     (Docket No. APHIS-2009-0036) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 3, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1913. A communication from the Congressional Review 
     Coordinator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
     Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     report of a rule entitled ``Importation of Eggplant from 
     Israel'' (Docket No. APHIS-2007-0153) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on June 3, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1914. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Triflumizole; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 8414-6) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
       EC-1915. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Aspergillus flavus AF36 on Pistachio; Extension of 
     Temporary Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' 
     (FRL No. 8416-7) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1916. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Residues of Silver in Foods from Food Contact Surfaces 
     Sanitizing Solutions; Exemption from the Requirement of 
     Tolerance'' received in the Office of the President of the 
     Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-1917. A communication from the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report relative to Reachback Distributed 
     Decision Support; to the Committee on Armed Services.
       EC-1918. A communication from the Secretary of Energy, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Department 
     of Energy Activities Relating to the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board''; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
       EC-1919. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a document 
     entitled ``The Ground Water Rule Implementation Guidance'' 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1920. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a document 
     entitled ``The Ground Water Rule Triggered and Representative 
     Source Water Monitoring Public Review Guidance'' received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1921. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Indiana'' (FRL No. 8900-5) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1922. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan; 
     Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District and 
     Placer County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 8900-
     8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-1923. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan; 
     Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District and South 
     Coast Air Quality Management District'' (FRL No. 8902-1) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1924. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Davidson, Knox, and 
     Memphis-Shelby Counties, Tennessee'' (FRL No. 8912-3) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1925. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; State of Tennessee and 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky'' (FRL No. 8912-4) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1926. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Jefferson County, 
     Kentucky; Forsyth County, North Carolina; and Knox and 
     Davidson Counties, Tennessee'' (FRL No. 8912-5) received in 
     the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1927. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update 
     for California'' (FRL No. 8912-7) received in the Office of 
     the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1928. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for 
     Designated Facilities and Pollutants; City of Memphis, 
     Tennessee; Control of Emissions from Existing Hospital/
     Medical Infectious Waste Incinerators'' (FRL No. 8912-9) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1929. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: 
     State Implementation Plan Revision'' (FRL No. 8915-7) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-1930. A communication from the Director, Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Hawaii'' 
     (FRL No. 8915-8) received in the Office of the President of 
     the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works.
       EC-1931. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Debt Collection Authorities under the Debt 
     Collection Improvement Act of 1996'' (RIN1510-AB19) received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1932. A communication from the Federal Register 
     Certifying Officer, Financial Management Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Disbursing Official Offset'' (RIN1510-AB22) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Finance.
       EC-1933. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     extension of waiver authority for Turkmenistan; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
       EC-1934. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser 
     for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 
     pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, 
     the report of the texts and background statements of 
     international agreements, other than treaties (List 2009-
     0074--2009-0075); to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-1935. A communication from the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 
     national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear 
     proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable 
     fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation; 
     to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1936. A communication from the General Counsel, 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, (2) reports relative to vacancy 
     announcements within the Department; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1937. A communication from the Assistant Director for 
     Policy, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
     entitled ``Appendix A to 31 CFR Chapter V'' received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-1938. A communication from the General Counsel and 
     Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Management and Budget, 
     Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, (4) reports relative to vacancy announcements within the 
     Office of Management and Budget; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1939. A communication from the Acting Senior Procurement 
     Executive, Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, General 
     Services Administration, Department of Defense, and National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant 
     to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-29, Amendment-
     4'' (FAR Case 2007-013) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1940. A communication from the Acting Chief Executive 
     Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector 
     General for the period from October 1, 2008, through March 
     31, 2009; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1941. A communication from the Acting Chairman, Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, the Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the 
     period from October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1942. A communication from the Director, Office of 
     Personnel Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1943. A communication from the Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Attorney General's Semiannual Management Report and the 
     Semiannual Report of the Inspector General for the period 
     from October 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
       EC-1944. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Sea World June Fireworks; Mission Bay, San Diego, 
     California'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0267)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1945. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; 
     Sea World Fireworks Season Kickoff; Mission Bay, San Diego, 
     California'' ((RIN1625-AA00)(Docket No. USG-2009-0279)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1946. A communication from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     United States Olympic Committee, transmitting, pursuant to 
     law, a report relative to the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur 
     Sports Act; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1947. A communication from the Acting Administrator, 
     Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
     Administration's Capital Investment Plan for Fiscal Years 
     2010 through 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1948. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drawbridge 
     Operation Regulation; Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Sturgeon Bay, 
     WI'' ((RIN1625-AA09)(Docket No. USCG-2009-0385)) received in 
     the Office of the President

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     of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
       EC-1949. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, U.S. 
     Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Marine 
     Events Regattas; Annual Marine Events in the Eighth Coast 
     Guard District'' ((RIN1625-AA08)(Docket No. USCG-2008-0386)) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1950. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations; Buffalo, New York'' (MB Docket No. 09-46) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1951. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations; South Bend, Indiana'' (MB Docket No. 08-
     102) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1952. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations; Yuma, Arizona'' (MB Docket No. 08-163) 
     received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 
     8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1953. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations; Fort Wayne, Indiana'' (MB Docket No. 08-
     208) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
       EC-1954. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media 
     Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of 
     Section 73.622(i), Final DTV Table of Allotments, Television 
     Broadcast Stations; Williston, North Dakota'' (MB Docket No. 
     08-140) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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